Research Article
Preliminary Results of the Adoption and Application of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Bundle Care Program When Treating Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Table 2
Baseline characteristics within the matched population.
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FYQ, fiscal year quarter; , number; SD, standard deviation. comparator group within this table was composed of eligible non-ICC patients that were propensity score-matched to an ICC patient. Patients were matched on patients’ gender, age, the fiscal quarter in which they were discharged from the hospital for a COPD admission, and number of prior admissions in the last 60 days. standardized differences > 0.10 are generally assumed to indicate lack of balance between groups. |